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Chapter 759

Li Beichen's words have several meanings.
First, I can see that you know about this. Go back and explain the actual situation to Liang Xiaobao, and I will let Liang Xiaobao cover it up first. Don't lie. If there is any discrepancy, there is still the Ministry of Punishment.

Second, today is my birthday, don’t make a big deal out of it, for the sake of the royal family’s reputation;
Third, you need to give a plausible reason, haunting is a good idea;

Fourth, I have to go and coax Concubine Hua. It’s all official business. Don’t be angry.

Jiang Yuebai quickly ordered, "Dongqing, go and bring my purple-red cloak with a hundred bird patterns to Concubine Hua. Sister Hua, you should take a good rest. Your health is more important."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will go back first."

"It's cold outside, Your Majesty, please wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold and getting a cough when you return home."

Emperor, please be careful not to get infected and bring the virus back. It's cold outside, please come back early.

Li Beichen understood what Jiang Yuebai meant and gave her a faint smile, "Okay. You should go to bed early. I'll be back soon."

After Li Beichen left, Liang Xiaobao dismissed his attendants and asked Jiang Yuebai what was going on.

Jiang Yuebai admitted that she saw Wu Cairen and Du Ruo. But they were either in the cave or in the open space outside the rockery. She was about to ask them why they were there. She couldn't hear what they were talking about. But considering the bad influence, she was ready to send Du Ruo away to avoid unnecessary trouble.

After Liang Xiaobao understood the situation, he assured Jiang Yuebai not to worry and promised that no news would leak out.

Jiang Yuebai understood the delicate relationship between her and Liang Xiaobao. Liang Xiaobao was no longer the same person he used to be. He understood the emperor better than she did, so she let him handle it and she went to bed after washing up.

After Li Beichen arrived at Concubine Hua's palace, he immediately summoned the imperial physician to see Concubine Hua. He severely reprimanded the two personal maids for not taking good care of the Empress Dowager, who was exposed to the wind for so long at night, and even coughed up blood, was frightened, and lost her soul. Today was a birthday and it was not appropriate to see blood, so he pardoned her and spared her the death penalty, and sent her to the Empress Dowager's tomb to guard the spirit.

The Chief of the Order Palace summoned several capable people to serve Hua Fei and make sure there would be no more mistakes. He also ordered Qin Cairen, who worked in the same palace, to serve Hua Fei during her illness.

He also ordered the Shangyi Bureau to arrange for a Taoist priest to enter the palace tomorrow to perform several rituals near Qiuyue Lake to offer sacrifices and appease the souls of the dead in the palace before the New Year.

After Hua Fei drank the medicine, she was comforted and if a concubine of lower rank gave birth to another child, she would raise the child under her lap.

Li Beichen pretended to cough, which made Concubine Hua even more worried and blamed herself. She was afraid that the disease would be passed on to the emperor, so although she was reluctant, she still let the emperor go back first.

There was no one familiar around Concubine Hua at this time. They were all new maids. She had no one to talk to.

She couldn't help but talk to Qin Cairen for a long time, but Qin Cairen just nodded and advised her that the emperor and empress were taking care of other people's affairs, and only her own health was the most important. Only by taking good care of her body could she get back everything she had lost.

Qin Cairen was very smart and naturally understood that this matter concerned the emperor's reputation and the reputation of the Ming Dynasty. She absolutely could not make a big fuss like Concubine Hua and put the matter on the table. She also said according to the emperor that it was probably because the New Year was coming soon. The wronged ghosts in the harem hoped to attract attention and be worshipped.

Everyone said so, and Concubine Hua couldn't help but suspect that she might have seen a ghost. Because there has always been this saying among the people. When the body is weak and the flame is low, it is easy to see dirty things.

Qin Cairen took off the Buddha statue from her neck and gave it to Concubine Hua, saying that it was blessed by a high monk in the temple and could ward off evil and ensure safety.

Although Concubine Hua disliked the jade because it was too rough, she still placed it solemnly under her pillow after hearing that it had been blessed, and fell asleep with the gentle care of Concubine Qin.

Qin Cairen was copying scriptures in the outer room, praying for the blessing and exorcism of evil spirits for Concubine Hua. She was still a virgin and had never been favored by the emperor. This was one of the few opportunities for her to change her fate.

Today is Li Beichen's birthday, so of course he went back to Kunning Palace to sleep. Because Jiang Yuebai had a miscarriage, he did not take the initiative to ask about Wu Cairen. Jiang Yuebai took the initiative to tell him what happened, keeping it consistent with what Liang Xiaobao said.

In order to avoid any complications, she controlled all possibilities and wanted to transfer Du Ruo out of Beijing. Li Beichen believed Jiang Yuebai.

Because he had secretly sent a nanny to check whether Wu Cairen had any signs of lovemaking, and the answer was absolutely no. Besides, she basically didn't interact with anyone except the queen. She lived a simple life and had simple interpersonal relationships. She hardly left her house and was obsessed with painting and making jewelry. She had just recently produced a set of jewelry drawings for the queen. After Du Ruo entered the palace, she had never been to the Imperial Hospital. The two were not from the same hometown and had no relatives.

It really seems to be just a coincidence. Even if it is not a coincidence, it is most likely the man's wishful thinking.

Du Ruo's confession was that after dinner, he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, so he went out for some fresh air, and then he ran into Wu Cairen by chance. The two of them exchanged a few words and then separated.

Li Beichen said that many concubines were pregnant at the birthday banquet, and the empress had abdominal pain and vomiting, and he, as the judge, neglected his duties and almost caused the empress to get into trouble. He beat Du Ruo with twenty sticks and dismissed him from the palace.

This matter came to an end.

Jiang Yuebai was surprised by Li Beichen's decisiveness and thoroughness in handling the matter. The reasons he found were reasonable and better than his own way of handling the matter, not so abrupt. Moreover, it could also show the deep love between the emperor and the empress, the strict requirements for fulfilling their job responsibilities, and the warm compassion for lonely ghosts.

The two of them knew this tacitly. Jiang Yuebai believed Wu Cairen, and Li Beichen believed Jiang Yuebai. Surprisingly, there was no estrangement between them, but they became closer.

They found a deeper level of tacit understanding. With just one word or one look, the other party understood. They did not let the situation deviate from the right track and put the overall situation first.

The next day, the Emperor favored Concubine Qin, who had worked hard to take care of Concubine Hua, and encouraged her to take good care of Concubine Hua and help her recover soon, and rewarded her handsomely.

When Concubine Hua heard that Concubine Qin had slept with her for this reason, she was unhappy. But her new maid Xiaohuan persuaded her that if Concubine Qin got pregnant, she would keep her in her care. It was still the same reason, but she was not happy.

Both Korea and Tatar sent beautiful women. According to their origins, the Korean woman's surname was Cui and she was named Cui Guiren, and lived in Xining Palace. The Tatar surname was translated as Bao, and was named Bao Liangyuan by Li Beichen, and lived in Changchun Palace.

There are now three pregnant women in the palace. Jiang Yuebai is almost three months pregnant, Nian Jieyu is six months pregnant, and Nian Liangyuan is more than two months pregnant.

In the blink of an eye, it was the winter solstice of the fourth year of Jingchang. In Suzhou, the saying goes that the winter solstice is more important than the New Year. But it is not the day of the winter solstice, but the night before the winter solstice, which is called the winter solstice night, which is a bit like Christmas Eve. The winter solstice festival is usually only three or four days away from Christmas, which is magical.

This year, Jiang Yuebai celebrated the winter solstice night according to Suzhou tradition, eating winter solstice dumplings, drinking sweet osmanthus wine, eating sauced soup, hot pot, and glutinous rice balls.

No one else was invited, only my best friend’s sister, Nian Jieyu.

The five little ones were all one year old. Holding onto chairs and tables and holding onto their nanny’s hands, they began to explore the world like little ducks. When they couldn’t walk anymore, they started crawling, and their crawling speed was no slower than walking.

They wanted to try everything, and all of them turned into little greedy cats. Jiang Yuebai was very mean, and often used a little bit of spicy food to kill them. They exhaled and cried because of the spiciness. Li Beichen was even worse, he ate the delicious food in front of the children, and didn't give them any, making the five little ones cry, but he still laughed.

When Concubine Yi was here, she said that Li Beichen didn't like sweet food. Jiang Yuebai never noticed because Li Beichen always ate everything after her. Suzhou dishes are all a bit sweet. Squirrel fish and glutinous rice sweet lotus root are sweet, even the sauce is sweet.

Jiang Yuebai sometimes thought, maybe whoever loves more will change. For example, herself. Li Beichen would pamper other women from time to time. Last year, she was still very uncomfortable. This year, she began to be too lazy to care. As long as she knew that the other person loved her and was happy now, it was enough. Other things could not be determined.

The imperial physician said that Concubine Nian was most likely pregnant with a prince. Jiang Yuebai remembered what Concubine Yi had said before, that she wanted to give birth to a girl so that she wouldn't have to participate in the fight for the throne and could live a life of wealth and peace.

I really miss Sister Jing'er. Jiang Yuebai knew her full name, Li Shujing, and she lived up to her name.

The three people who all missed Jing'er raised their glasses and drank a toast. The pregnant women drank milk, and Li Beichen drank osmanthus wine.

At night, Li Beichen said regretfully, "I should have managed it at the beginning. I won't have fun for another year."

"If you can't play anymore, just study." Jiang Yuebai smiled faintly, "You can also help me take care of the kids. They are very naughty."